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FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Mason, MI · February 20, 2021

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Date
February 20, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Mason, MI
Airport
Mason-Jewitt
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7164Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,175 total19 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days
N7164YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-185 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 02/20/2021 the pilot listed in this report operated the aircraft, N7164Y, with the intention of performing take offs and landings to renew his 90 day currency for carrying passengers. A pre-takeoff run up was performed per the aircraft privacy data omitted written checklist. During the run up the landing gear indication was noted in the down position with no abnormalities noted. After take off the pilot placed the landing gear selector switch into the gear up position. After entering the downwind leg the pilot placed the landing gear selector switch to the down position and proceeded to follow the checklist. The pilot stated at this point his attention was drawn to another aircraft in the pattern landing ahead of him. He adjusted his airspeed and downwind length to maintain proper spacing with the a/c. the pilot continued to follow the written checklist, managing airspeed and flap extension. He confirmed the landing gear selector switch was in the down position. The aircraft landed with the gear not extended, causing minor damage and no injuries. The FAA and owner were notified and the airport runway closed. An employee of the owner arrived at the aircraft and discovered the landing gear motor 30 amp circuit breaker was popped. After the aircraft was released, a crane was arranged to raise the aircraft. Once raised, the circuit breaker was pushed in, the landing gear extended and locked down, allowing the aircraft to be towed to the owners hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/20/2021 THE PILOT LISTED IN THIS REPORT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT, N7164Y, WITH THE INTENTION OF PERFORMING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS TO RENEW HIS 90 DAY CURRENCY FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS. A PRE-TAKEOFF RUN UP WAS PERFORMED PER THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WRITTEN CHECKLIST. DURING THE RUN UP THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS NOTED IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH INTO THE GEAR UP POSITION. AFTER ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST. THE PILOT STATED AT THIS POINT HIS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN LANDING AHEAD OF HIM. HE ADJUSTED HIS AIRSPEED AND DOWNWIND LENGTH TO MAINTAIN PROPER SPACING WITH THE A/C. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN CHECKLIST, MANAGING AIRSPEED AND FLAP EXTENSION. HE CONFIRMED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE FAA AND OWNER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE AIRPORT RUNWAY CLOSED. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OWNER ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR 30 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED, A CRANE WAS ARRANGED TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE RAISED, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PUSHED IN, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE TOWED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR.